Search results
Roxana (dead 310 BC, Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη; Old Iranian: *Raṷxšnā-"shining, radiant, brilliant") sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess whom Alexander the Great married after defeating Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, and invading Persia. The exact date of her birth is unknown, but ...
May 16, 2024 · Roxana (died c. 310 bc, Amphipolis, Thrace) was the wife of Alexander the Great. The daughter of the Bactrian chief Oxyartes, she was captured and married by Alexander in 327, during his conquest of Asia.
Sep 15, 2022 · Roxana (also spelled as Roxanne) was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess and the wife of the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, Alexander the Great. She was the daughter of Oxyartes, and she was captured and eventually married by Alexander in 327 BCE at the time of his conquest of Asia.
Nov 20, 2020 · Roxana was the daughter of the Bactrian noble Oxyartes, born around 340 B.C.E. She became the first formal wife of Alexander III “the Great” in the spring of 327. The circumstances surrounding Roxana’s marriage with the Macedonian invader are unclear.
As soon as Alexander died in 323 BC, Roxana murdered Alexander's two other wives. Roxana wished to cement her own position and that of her son, unborn at that time, by ridding herself of a rival who could be—or claim to be—pregnant.
Philip Arrhidaeus’ wife, Euridice II, started intrigues, but Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great, took Roxana and Alexander IV under her care in Macedonia. However, one of Alexander the Great’s generals’ sons, Cassander, was now trying to consolidate power for himself.
Dec 7, 2022 · This was the name of Alexander the Great's first wife, a daughter of the Bactrian nobleman Oxyartes. In the modern era it came into use during the 17th century. In the English-speaking world it was popularized by Daniel Defoe, who used it in his novel Roxana (1724).
2 days ago · Roxane (Roshanak), Bactrian princess and official wife of Alexander the Great. By: Jona Lendering. R oxane -her name Roshanak means "little star"- was the daughter of a Sogdian nobleman named Oxyartes (Vaxšuvadarva), who defended a mountain fortress against the invading army of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great (327 BCE).
Mar 8, 2012 · It was the sixteen-year-old daughter of Oxyartes: Roxanne, a name that means “little star.” She was considered by many of those who saw her as the most beautiful woman they had ever seen — even more beautiful than the wife of the fallen King Darius.
Roxana was the wife of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great. She was the daughter of the Bactrian chief Oxyartes and was captured and married by Alexander in 327 BCE. After Alexander’s death in 323, Roxana had his second wife, Stateira, killed and gave birth to a son, Alexander IV, who was accepted as king with Alexander’s half-brother ...
